CHEBI:82535 - Sudan III

ChEBI IDCHEBI:82535
ChEBI NameSudan III
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DefinitionA bis(azo) compound that is 2-naphthol substituted at position 1 by a 4-{[(2-methylphenyl)diazenyl]phenyl}diazenyl group. A fat-soluble dye predominantly used for demonstrating triglycerides in frozen sections, but which may also stain some protein bound lipids in paraffin sections.
Last Modified5 July 2016
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FormulaC22H16N4O
Net Charge0
Average Mass352.397
Monoisotopic Mass352.13241
SMILESOc1ccc2ccccc2c1N=Nc1ccc(N=Nc2ccccc2)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C22H16N4O/c27-21-15-10-16-6-4-5-9-20(16)22(21)26-25-19-13-11-18(12-14-19)24-23-17-7-2-1-3-8-17/h1-15,27H
InChIKeyFHNINJWBTRXEBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
Applications:
histological dye  A dye used in microscopic or electron microscopic examination of cells and tissues to give contrast and to highlight particular features of interest, such as nuclei and cytoplasm.
fluorochrome  A fluorescent dye used to stain biological specimens.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
Sudan III (CHEBI:82535) has functional parent 2-naphthol (CHEBI:10432)
Sudan III (CHEBI:82535) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
Sudan III (CHEBI:82535) has role fluorochrome (CHEBI:51217)
Sudan III (CHEBI:82535) has role histological dye (CHEBI:77178)
Sudan III (CHEBI:82535) is a azobenzenes (CHEBI:22682)
Sudan III (CHEBI:82535) is a bis(azo) compound (CHEBI:48960)
Sudan III (CHEBI:82535) is a naphthols (CHEBI:25392)
IUPAC Name 
1-{[4-(phenyldiazenyl)phenyl]diazenyl}naphthalen-2-ol
Synonyms  Source
Sudan 3ChemIDplus
Sudan red BKChEBI
Solvent red 23ChEBI
C.I. 26100ChEBI
Benzeneazobenzeneazo-beta-naphtholChemIDplus
1-(4-(Phenylazo)phenylazo)-2-naphtholChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C19527KEGG COMPOUND
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:931185Reaxys
CAS:85-86-9KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:85-86-9ChemIDplus
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